No Podiums Allowed

Although
many scholars dispute the fact that Socrates actually said, "the unexplored
life is not worth living,” to me it makes little difference, as it is the sentiment that provides the value. The real question to ask is: are you willing to become an
explorer?

One of the greatest
challenges that we face in our modern world is not gaining access to information, but
rather how to discern the truth from such a glut of crap. Fake news doesn’t even begin to cover the range of misinformation misquotes, misdirection, and just plain old mistakes. I say the more important issue is how to create
meaning from that nearly arbitrary mess that we now call “the global network.”

Mine is a mission of
exploration and, much like the treasures that fill the libraries and museums of
the world, the only real value lies in our ability to use the meaning of their messages to create positive
change in our lives. Like any source of knowledge, to achieve any lasting understanding we must first explore the "motives of meaning.” By this I mean that we a method that helps us examine, discuss, and ultimately, apply what we learn.

So, let’s help inspire each
other to walk along the path of exploration, learning, and understanding, so that we can then help each other to become our best selves.